Treasury eyes hitting self-employed gig workers with VAT charge
Slapping VAT on self-employed gig economy drivers or plumbers could rake in £20bn a year for empty Treasury coffers
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Slapping VAT on self-employed gig economy drivers or plumbers could rake in £20bn a year for empty Treasury coffers
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First HMRC prepayment deadline for self-employed tax looms in January, based on what freelancers earned pre-Covid
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Government stays silent on whether retail and hospitality business rates holiday will be extended, as 170,000 businesses appeal against rates
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Tory backbenchers decry plans to hike self-employed national insurance from 9 per cent to 12 per cent
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Business groups dismayed by Treasury move to hit small business with 5% corporation tax increase to help repay Covid debt
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Amazon tells small businesses selling through its platform that it is increasing its fees by 2 per cent to cover cost of Government digital sales tax
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Rishi Sunak considering tax on online sales to help high street as part of wider review into business rates reform
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MPs vote through IR35 tax reform, bringing thousands of freelance contractors within PAYE for the first time
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Rishi Sunak considering tax on online sales to help high street as part of wider review into business rates reform
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MPs vote through IR35 tax reform, bringing thousands of freelance contractors within PAYE for the first time
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Alison Horner of MHA MacIntyre Hudson goes over what you need to do to defer your next VAT payment because of coronavirus difficulties
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Small business asks chancellor Rishi Sunak to not go back on Tory election pledge to reform, not scrap entrepreneurs’ relief
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But fines will be imposed on freelance contractors from April 2021 as Treasury cracks down on willful deception
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak seeks to reassure freelancers that HMRC will not be “heavy handed” when new IR35 rules come into effect on 6 April
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